Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
Volume 23, Issue 7, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms23073902
Keywords
traumatic brain injury; GABA(A) receptors; in vitro epilepsy; E; I-balance; epileptogenesis; multi-electrode array; ubiquilin-1
Funding
- German Research Foundation (DFG) [CRC 1080, TP C02]
- FTN-Mainz
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Posttraumatic epilepsy (PTE) is a major public health concern and contributes significantly to global epilepsy cases. This study explores the role of the GABA(A)-stabilizing protein ubqln1 in mouse models of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and in vitro epilepsy. The findings suggest that ubqln1 and monoamine transmitter systems play a role in cortical network activity during posttraumatic epileptogenesis.
Posttraumatic epilepsy (PTE) is a major public health concern and strongly contributes to human epilepsy cases worldwide. However, an effective treatment and prevention remains a matter of intense research. The present study provides new insights into the gamma aminobutyric acid A (GABA(A))-stabilizing protein ubiquilin-1 (ubqln1) and its regulation in mouse models of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and in vitro epilepsy. We performed label-free quantification on isolated cortical GABAergic interneurons from GAD67-GFP mice that received unilateral TBI and discovered reduced expression of ubqln1 24 h post-TBI. To investigate the link between this regulation and the development of epileptiform activity, we further studied ubqln1 expression in hippocampal and cortical slices. Epileptiform events were evoked pharmacologically in acute brain slices by administration of picrotoxin (PTX, 50 mu M) and kainic acid (KA, 500 nM) and recorded in the hippocampal CA1 subfield using Multi-electrode Arrays (MEA). Interestingly, quantitative Western blots revealed significant decreases in ubqln1 expression 1-7 h after seizure induction that could be restored by application of the non-selective monoamine oxidase inhibitor nialamide (NM, 10 mu M). In picrotoxin-dependent dose-response relationships, NM administration alleviated the frequency and peak amplitude of seizure-like events (SLEs). These findings indicate a role of the monoamine transmitter systems and ubqln1 for cortical network activity during posttraumatic epileptogenesis.
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